Anthony Edwards was asked early in camp for his impressions of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ rookies.

Of rookie center Joan Beringer he said, “Joan don’t stop playing hard. He just don’t get tired. So, stuff like that. He’s just got a nonstop motor. I think that’s going to push him to the next level.”

That has been a common refrain regarding the No. 17 overall pick in this summer’s NBA draft. Beringer, 18, has only been playing basketball for four years, and was competing professionally in Slovenia last season. But he has already able to contribute defense and, most emphatically, everyday energy in training camp.

Fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert discussed the challenges that come with transitioning from a different country to the United States as a rookie, and he hopes to help Beringer naviga

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